Maj. Dwight Smiley: We were about to contact the aggressor and verify his intentions. Attention unidentified aircraft, this is Major Dwight Smiley of the United States Air Force, you are following one of our F-16s in international airspace, do you wish to engage?

[both MiGs break off]

Maj. Dwight Smiley: I didn’t think so.

Iron Eagle was released on this day 33 years ago (January 17, 1986)

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